I have watched several movies over the past couple of weeks, so I have decided to write a quick appraisal of some of them (rather than concentrate on work matters). Being me, I’ve decided to make it more of a challenge than it needs to be, so each of these will be EXACTLY 50 words in length (not including the title of the film):
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri:
Wish I had watched this sooner.
Harrelson plays Harrelson.
Best name for a movie since “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”.
The scene with Sam Rockwell talking to Frances McDormand on the phone may be one of my favourite displays of acting ever. So much conveyed with so little being said.
Match Point
A Woody Allen film that I hadn’t seen, so I was very excited, even though his more recent, more relationships-based movies are nowhere near the quality of his earlier, anarchic, surreal offerings.
I love him, but this was shit. Two hours that felt like two decades. Waste of an evening.
Concussion
Will Smith can be an obnoxious, annoying loudmouth but every so often he reminds me that, given the right role, he is an incredibly talented actor.
My love of the NFL diminished by the minute as the story unfolded, and even more so when I did my own research later.
I have noticed, reading this back, that limiting myself to a certain number of words has altered the impression you might get from my review. It seems to have been easier to edit out the fluffy stuff, and what you’re left with is the short, punchy, negative stuff. This, in turn, has made me sound bitter, angry and over-opinionated. No wonder Twitter is such a shitfield of hatred and bile.
RC 28-7-20
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